Jolly, Robert W.; Vontalge, Alan L.; Peterson, Brian; Sprague, Rick

ISU Extension: ISU Extension Publication, No. PM-1619 (1995)

This report examines the potential use of land currently
under CRP contract in a three-county region in southern Iowa.
The objectives are twofold: first, to inventory or assess the
productivity and ownership characteristics of CRP land in this
region and, second, to predict the possible use for these land
resources should the CRP cease to exist. In particular, we are
concerned with the impact that changing economic conditions,
agricultural policy, and technology might have on this transition.
The broader consequences of CRP termination in terms of
rural economic activity or environmental quality in the region will
be examined indirectly, reflected primarily in terms of changes
in farm income, land use, and potential rates of soil erosion.

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